AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS & LOGISTICS CONFERENCE AGENDA
Agenda subject to change.
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Day 1 - Tuesday, October 12, 2021
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CT | Registration & Breakfast | |
| 8:30AM - 8:45 AM CT | Opening Remarks | |
EXHIBITS OPEN 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM |
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| 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM CT | Mobility + Manipulation = A New Generation of Warehouse Robots Kevin Blankespoor, Senior Vice President and General Manager - Warehouse Robotics, Boston Dynamics |
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| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT |
BREAK |
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| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT |
EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLESmart Logistics and the Distribution Center of the FutureWalter Buga, Arendai Renu Navale, Intel Firdaus Pohowalla, Cascasdia Capital |
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| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT | Keys to Successful AMR Deployments Matt Charles, Mobile Industrial Robots |
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| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT | You Have All These New Robots. Who’s Going to Run Them? Creating A Talent Pipeline For This Coming Wave of Technology Erik Nieves, Plus One Robotics |
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| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT |
LUNCH & EXHIBITS |
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| 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM CT | Turning Fixed into Flexible: Examples of How Workers Use AMRs to Save Time and Transform their Operation Jason Walker, Waypoint Robotics |
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| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT | Maximizing Supply Chain Through Automation Jett Chitanand, Locus Robotics Brian Bruce, Siemens |
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| 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM CT |
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| 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM CT | From a Pilot Project to a Fully Functional Roll Out: Myths About a Successful AMR Integration Parker Conroy, OMRON |
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| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM CT | Beyond the Robots: The Keys to Building a Successful Supply Chain Jeff Christensen, Seegrid |
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| 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM CT |
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| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT |
KEYNOTE ROUNDTABLEAdvancing Innovations in the New World of LogisticsRebecca Yeung, VP of Advanced Technology & Innovation, FedEx Joe Stephens, Senior VP of Global Planning, Engineering, and Technology, FedEx Sev McMurty, Vice President Operations and Service Support and Chief Transformation Executive, FedEx Steve Myers, Senior Vice President, FedEx Ground Operations Tracci Schultz, Senior Vice President, Strategic Operations, FedEx Freight |
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| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM CT |
RECEPTION & EXHIBITS |
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Day 2 - Wednesday, October 13, 2021
| 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CT | Registration & Breakfast | |
| 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM CT | Opening Remarks | |
EXHIBITS OPEN 8:30 AM - 6:45 PM |
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| 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM CT | Easy AMR deployments in not-so-easy environments Melonee Wise, CEO, Fetch Robotics |
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| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT |
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| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT |
ROUNDTABLEInteroperability for AMRs: Exploring the Path ForwardAaron Prather, FedEx Florian Pestoni, InOrbit Daniel Theobald, Vecna Robotics |
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| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT | Last Mile Logistics? Don't Ignore the First Mile Matt Rendall, OTTO Motors |
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| 11:30 AM - 12:OO PM CT | True Total Cost of AMR Ownership Franz Humer, Agilox |
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| Noon - 1:30 PM CT |
LUNCH & EXHIBITS |
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| 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM CT | A Look at R15.08: The New Industrial Mobile Robot Safety Standard Carole Franklin, Association for Advancing Automation |
Benefitting from Standard End of Arm Tooling Components for Your Unstructured Gripping Tasks Thomas Reek, SCHUNK |
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT | TBA | TBA Universal Robots |
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT | How Laser Guided Vehicles Solve Internal Logistic Problems Marco Majoli, Robopac |
Safety And Performance For A World In Motion Scott Gurley, Foot Master |
| 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT |
BREAK |
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| 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM CT | TBA HYSTER |
Scaling Your Logistics Robotic Solution: The Art of Manufacturing Matt Wicks, Celestica |
| 3:45 PM - 4:15 PM CT | Discovering AMR Implementation In Large Scale: Value of Fully Integrated Material Flow Samil Ozden, Milvus Robotics |
Automation to Transformation: Scaling Dexterous Robots to the Next Level Samir Menon, Dexterity |
| 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM CT | Mobile Robot Application Considerations for Integrators and End-Users Denise Ebenhoech, Kuka |
ROUNDTABLEChoosing the Right Technology Strategy for Warehouse AutomationOli Qirko, Cambridge Consultants Bill Boer, Dematic |
| 4:45 PM - 5:15 PM CT | Mistakes to Avoid When Investing in Mobile Robot Technology David Béguin, Bluebotics |
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| 5:15 PM - 6:45 PM CT |
RECEPTION & EXHIBITS |
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Day 3 - Thursday, October 14, 2021
| 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT (bus departs every 30 minutes) |
Optional FedEx Tours Available Space on the optional tours is limited and subject to FedEx approval. |
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Agenda subject to change.